President of Ukraine

Current events

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy will take part in the All-Ukrainian Forum "Ukraine 30. Development of Justice" on March 1. The forum will take place in Kyiv on March 1-3 in compliance with all quarantine regulations. The event will also be attended by representatives of the Office of the President, the Government, the Verkhovna Rada, the diplomatic corps of the G7 countries and relevant experts.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy and the relevant ministers discussed the digitization of the economy, as well as the strategy for the development of culture and sports for the coming years.

On Friday, February 26, 2021, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy will convene a meeting of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine due to  the need to take operational decisions on topical issues of state security.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a meeting with Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Dmytro Razumkov, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal, heads of parliamentary committees and government representatives.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy and the First Lady Olena Zelenska visited the exhibition "Lesya Ukrainka: 150 Names", which is part of an art project dedicated to the 150th anniversary of the prominent Ukrainian writer and public figure.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed Decree № 75/2021 on the appointment of Oksana Markarova to the post of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to the United States of America.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced the creation of a Congress of Local and Regional Authorities, which should promote the establishment of qualitatively new relations between central and local authorities.

To complete decentralization, it is necessary to amend the Constitution of Ukraine on relations between central and local authorities, as well as to adopt legislation on local referendums and on self-government in urban communities. This was stated by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during the meeting of the Communities and Territories Development Council within the All-Ukrainian Forum "Ukraine 30".

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg discussed topical issues related to the implementation of Ukraine's Euro-Atlantic course and the possibility of deepening practical cooperation with the Alliance.

On the 150th anniversary of the birth of a prominent Ukrainian writer and public figure Lesya Ukrainka, a basket of flowers was laid at the monument to the writer in Kyiv on behalf of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.